Director - Modeling & Simulation Software Jobs

Job Title

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. An exciting opportunity awaits a new leader of Aerospace's Modeling and Simulation Computing Department (MSCD).

As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

This is a full-time position based in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA, which requires 100% onsite work.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop and execute organizational strategies aligned with corporate and customer objectives
• Collaborate with customers and subject matter experts to project future customer needs and proactively acquire funding to develop capabilities to meet those needs
• Assemble high functioning, diverse project teams to build nationally-recognized space modeling and simulation capabilities
• Build a talented national organization through recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding new staff
• Obtain, manage, and tailor work assignments to staff skillsets
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with peer organizations, and a broad base of customers
• Develop an organizational culture that promotes a welcoming, engaging, innovative work environment
• Manage budgets and procure required hardware and software
• Provide quality control to ensure that organizational products are of the highest quality
• Provide written and verbal briefings and recommendations to senior Aerospace leadership
• Evaluate staff performance and provide frequent, constructive feedback
• Serve as an individual technical contributor and technical project lead as needed

What you need to be successful

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM majors such as Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related technical disciplines.
• 10 or more years of progressively responsible professional engineering/scientific experience
• Consistent track record of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of contractors, customers, management, and corporate staff
• Strong technical reputation and track record of technical achievement
• Experience with modern software development languages including C++ or Python
• Technical breadth and demonstrated learning agility
• Experience building and leading cross-organizational teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated track record of developing people through mentoring and training
• Experience in managing people and projects in at least one of the following domains: software development;
  Dev Ops; modeling & simulation
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI clearance, which is issued by the U.S. Government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Ability to travel occasionally to domestic work locations or customer sites (< 20%)

How you can stand out It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related subject area
• Direct mission system experience in one of more of the following: GEOINT, missile warning/missile tracking/missile defeat, satellite communications, command and control, PNT, launch systems, civil space systems (NASA, NOAA)
• Modeling & simulation and/or analysis of multi-domain end-to-end effects chains
• Experience architecting, developing, or using distributed simulation frameworks
• Strong experience and understanding of additional modern software development languages (e.g., Java, Go, Rust), processes & workflows, computing platforms (on/off-prem, cloud/hybrid/multi-cloud, etc.), containerization principles and technologies, data operations
• Experience with data science technology & applications (AI, ML, GAI)
• Demonstrates enterprise-level perspective with prior Program Office(s) and ETG experience
• Active Top Secret or SCI clearance or current (